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| rdfs:comment | - August Schmidt (3 November 1892 – 17 January 1972) was a German general who commanded the 10th Panzergrenadier Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. August Schmidt was captured by Soviet troops in April 1945 and was held until 1955.
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| Title | - Commander of 10. Panzergrenadier-Division
- Commander of 50. Infanterie-Division
- Commander of LXXII. Armeekorps
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| Before | - Generalmajor Georg Zwade
- Generaloberst Karl-Adolf Hollidt
- Oberst Hans Traut
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| Years | - --01-31
- --09-15
- May 1942 – September 1944
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| After | - General der Infanterie Anton Grasser
- Generalleutnant Friedrich Schmidt
- Generalmajor Walter Herold
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| abstract | - August Schmidt (3 November 1892 – 17 January 1972) was a German general who commanded the 10th Panzergrenadier Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. August Schmidt was captured by Soviet troops in April 1945 and was held until 1955.
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